President John Evans Atta Mill, on Thursday said that government would do its best to carry out all developmental activities, outlined in the National Democratic Congress (NDC), manifesto, to make Ghana a better place to live in.
He …
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates left on Wednesday for Singapore to attend a two-day security talks with the regional defense and other senior officials.
According to the Pentagon, the defense chief would attend the Asia Secu…
The parliament of Moldova decided to put off the presidential election from Thursday until June 3, according to reports by the official Moldpres news agency reaching here Thursday.
The 101-member parliament should have held a secon…
A new style of Australian passport has incorporated iconic images with latest security technology that will make it very difficult to falsify.
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith launched the new passports in Canberra on Thur…
Pakistani Taliban Thursday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in the country's eastern city of Lahore to avenge a military offensive in the northwest and vowed further deadly strikes, according to local press reports.
"We …
Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina has refused to sign a transitional charter prepared by the international contact group and been against the return of his predecessor Marc Ravalomanana from exile.
"The High Transitional Author…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will explain to the U.S. administration that there will be no peace talks with Israel unless it removes checkpoints and stops settlement activities in the West Bank, a Palestinian official said Thursday…
The Kenyan government appreciates the cordial relationship with the People's Republic of China and hopes for further enhancement of ties, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has told a visiting Chinese provincial governor.
The vice pres…
Lebanese Sunni majority leader Saad Hariri said Wednesday that he is against Israel because it is the enemy, Future TV reported Thursday.
"We are neither against Iran nor against Syria, we are only against Israel because it is our…
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Fander Falconi demanded on Wednesday that Colombia stop the "media attack" against the Ecuadorian government.
When referring to the reports published by the Colombian press about the presence of the Revo…
Vice President John Mahama on Thursday assured labour unions, some of whom are showing increasing agitation over the delay in implementing the single spine pay policy that government remains firmly committed to putting the policy into act…
The 'One Touch' Movement, a pressure group that supported Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate in the 2008 general elections, has been dissolved.
Instead, it had been replaced with 'Nan…
Ghana's local governance system has been stagnated by conflicts, acrimony and partisan considerations among District, Municipal and Metropolitan Chief Executives (DMMCEs), and Assembly Members and Members of Parliament (MPs).
Profes…
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the Eastern Regional Minister, on Thursday said in spite of the discovery of oil, the government would continue to support the cocoa industry.
He said the contribution of the cocoa industry to socio- economic d…
Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, District Chief Executive for Gomoa West has urged public and civil servants to remain non-partisan in the discharge of their official duties.
"You are not supposed to do politics at your work places or wit…
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been urged to implement the protocols on full integration without any further delay.
"Our leaders must do more about the protocols for trade liberalization and po…
President John Atta Mills has said that the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government would soon be called on to account to the people for their stewardship.
He said it was expected that every government would be accountable to t…
President John Atta Mills would embark on a two-day visit to the Upper West Region from Friday, May 28 following a similar visit to Upper East Region.
An official statement said the President, who would travel by road, would arrive at …
President John Evans Atta Mills on Friday left the Upper East Region after a two-day working visit to thank the chiefs and people in the area for voting him and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into power.
Whilst in the Region,…
Communities living along the eastern corridor of the Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East Region have appealed to President John Atta Mills to give them a new constituency and district to enable them develop.
The Chief of …
The Mfantseman Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Henry Kweku Hayfron, has called for a massive clean-up exercise to prepare the municipality for the visit of US President Barrack Obama to the Central Region in July.
He appealed to owners…
Mr De-graft Forkuo, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asante-Akim South, has underscored the need for various heads of departments to work in harmony to hasten the pace of development in the district.
He said teamwork among them was cru…
Civil society organizations in Ghana have been advised to pressurize government to initiate the use of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) passport to reduce the stress and difficulties faced by Ghanaian travellers in co…
President John Evans Atta Mills began his thank- you-tour of Upper East Region on Wednesday with a message of hope - 'Government has the capacity to resolve your problems and improve on your standard of living'.
President Mills, who …
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Kofi Mintah, has appealed to supporters of the party against making the offices of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief executives their second home.
He said p…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday stated that development projects meant for the Bawku Municipality have been halted because of the protracted conflict in the area.
"There can be no development without peace. If any donor …
Some Members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday urged Africans to take control of the destiny of the continent and unite to push the continental development agenda forward.
They said sub-regional bodies such as the Economic Community of…
President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday said the Bawku conflict has thwarted the plans of Government to develop the area and open it up to investors.
He reiterated his plea for peace saying, "Bawku is a town that has great potent…
Some Members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday urged African leaders to work towards the early unification of the continent to harness its full potential for the development and advancement of its people.
They were of the view that it …
The new Chief Executive for Awutu-Senya District, Mr Adams Nuhun, has urged personnel of the assembly and heads of the decentralized departments to put aside their political sentiments and contribute meaningfully towards the general develo…
The Minister of Interior Mr. Cletus Avoka, on Thursday refuted the allegation raised by NPP Presidential candidate for Election 2008, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was interfering in chieftaincy af…
The Minister of Interior Mr. Cletus Avoka, on Thursday refuted the allegation raised by NPP Presidential candidate for Election 2008, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was interfering in chieftaincy af…
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has been urged to rehabilitate and revive abandoned markets in the city to accommodate traders and hawkers selling on the street pavements.
The call was made by Mr. Jonathan Nii Tackie-Komme, MP …
A leading member of the Convention People's Party (CPP) on Tuesday warned that it would be practically impossible for the party to come back to power without unity amongst Nkrumaists.
Mr. Samuel K. Danso, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of…
President John Evans Atta Mills begins a two-day working visit to the Upper East Region on Wednesday.
An itinerary drawn for the visit included a courtesy call on the Chief of Bolgatanga, Naba Martin Abilba III, meeting with Bawku Na…
U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates will discuss Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests with his counterparts of Japan and South Korea on Saturday in Singapore, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Gates, Japan's Yasukazu Hamada and South Ko…
The Parliament of the Republic of Serbia has passed a law that allows its immigration officers to issue single entry visas valid for 15 days to foreigners.
A statement signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integrati…
Togbega Gabusu VI, Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area, has called for sustained efforts at integrating the economies of Africa in view of the debilitating effects of the global credit crunch.
He said Africa would be the most dis…
Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Tuesday declared Malakand division in the country 's northwest as calamity-hit area and announced its exemption from the agriculture taxes.
Addressing a gathering of farmers from across…
Mr. Mohamud Khalid, Upper West Regional Minister, has appealed to Municipal and District Chief Executives in the area to work in partnership with their technocrats in order to achieve the desired development for their areas.
This, he s…
Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has commended African media practitioners for their role in deepening democratic accountability throughout the continent.
He paid special tribute to journa…
The Speaker, Justice Joyce Bamford-Addo, on Tuesday urged members of parliament to put the national cause at the centre of all their deliberations and work in the House.
She urged members to do some self introspection and make the nece…
The Atta Mills Foundation, a pro-democracy non-governmental organization (NGO), has hailed the United States (US) President Barrack Obama's planned visit to Ghana.
It said the visit was a good omen for Ghana's fledgling democracy…
"NPP! No shaking! We shall be back," declared Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Election 2008 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Tuesday stressing that in spite of the "intimidation" of the ruling Government the Party w…
U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Saudi Arabia on June 3 for talks with King Abdullah on the Modest peace process and Iran's nuclear program, the White House said on Tuesday.
"The president will meet with his Majesty King Abdull…
U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday nominated Sonia Sotomayor, a Hispanic female federal judge, to the Supreme Court.
"I have decided to nominate an inspiring woman who I believe will make a great justice, Judge Sonia Sotomayor of th…
The UN Security Council voted on Tuesday to authorize the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping force to maintain its existing mandate until January 31, 2010.
Unanimously adopting resolution 1872, the 15-member body …
Five percent of former detainees who were released from the U.S. Guantanamo prison have been confirmed returning to terrorism, said the Pentagon on Tuesday.
According to a defence department's report, among more than 530 Guantanamo d…
The UN refugee agency said Tuesday the number of Somalis fleeing the latest escalation of fighting in and around Mogadishu has surpassed 67,000, adding that worsening security has also hampered aid delivery to the capital.
In a state…
Romania is to build its second nuclear-power plant in the central region of Transylvania, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu told the Europe-Russia Economic Forum on Tuesday.
"The exact location of the second nuclear-power plant will …